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Title: Terminator 2 gun to mame (diagrams using an A-pac and solution for the Recoil)
Post by: Cheesy59 on February 17, 2014, 01:43:03 pm

Hello friends,
I've just bought a Terminator2 gun
(http://1uparcade.rmfx.com/images/t2gun_01.jpg)

I try to hook up it to A-Pac to run mame using a A-pac.
No problem with the buttons, I will do as mentioned here:
(http://www.ultimarc.com/images/apac_step1.jpg)

But I'm wander how to plug the solenoid considering the original wiring:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=167268;image)

I find an old post with a diagrams but it's for a force feedback motor
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=167262;image)

I know a member called retrorepair succeed to make it with a Revolution X cab but I don't know how he did it
http://youtu.be/n7QO2q4Arlk (http://youtu.be/n7QO2q4Arlk)

Thanks for your Reading and sorry fr my English I'm french  :P

Title: Re: Terminator 2 gun to mame (diagrams using an A-pac and solution for the Recoil)
Post by: BadMouth on February 17, 2014, 01:50:15 pm

You'll need MAMEHooker to translate the output signals from MAME to an output device.
http://dragonking.arcadecontrols.com/static.php?page=aboutmamehooker (http://dragonking.arcadecontrols.com/static.php?page=aboutmamehooker)
(see links to tutorials on right side of page)

For an output device, you can use a Pac-Drive from Ultimarc or LED Wiz from Groovy Game Gear.
There are also ways to use the pins on a parallel port, but that can be difficult to accomplish with newer 64 bit operating systems.

The output device will need to trigger a transistor or solid state relay.
On its own, the output device cannot handle the current or voltage required to trigger the solenoid.

Title: Re: Terminator 2 gun to mame (diagrams using an A-pac and solution for the Recoil)
Post by: Cheesy59 on February 17, 2014, 02:59:10 pm

Thanks you for your reply BadMouth
 Damn so it won't be so easy  :embarassed: And my Ultimarc order wich was sent this morning...  :banghead:

Nevermind, My original plan was building an alternative panel with this T2 gun to my cab in order to do not damage or denature it (In fact I own a full working Revolution X cab)

Do you thin I can cleanly use the cab wiring to get the solenoid working?
(http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_171935Screenshot20140212174146.png) (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=171935Screenshot20140212174146.png)